Rayalaseema leaders petition Pranab for special package

This combo picture shows (left) Osmania University students celebrate the announcement of new Telangana State in Hyderabad. (Right) Students of various colleges organise a rally to protest bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in Guntur. File photos

A delegation of elected representatives and members of Rayalaseema Development and Rights Forum urged President Pranab Mukherjee to recommend certain packages for the region after bifurcation.

The delegation comprising Minister C. Ramachandraiah, MLA K. E. Krishnamurthy, MLC S. V. Satish Reddy, former MLA V. Sivaramakrishna Rao and forum members – Ch. Chandrasekhara Reddy, S. Ramanaiah, Y. Nagi Reddy, Bojja Dasharatharami Reddy and K. Venugopal Reddy listed out the problems the region would face in the event of bifurcation. As against 40 elected representatives, who had given their consent to accompany the delegation, only three turned up.

Mr. Ramachandraiah explained how the Brajesh Mishra tribunal award on Krishna water had dealt a blow to the interests of Rayalaseema. Urging the President to use his good offices to get the tribunal award quashed and a new tribunal constituted, the delegation said this alone would protect the interests of drought affected four districts in the region.

They wanted the President to direct the Ministry of Water Resources to intervene and reallocate assured water to Rayalaseema projects and provide drinking water to the people.

They sought 140 tmcft of water for Galeru Nagari, Handri Neeva and Veligonda projects by readjusting the existing allocation of Krishna water.

They urged that Dummugudem-Nagarjunasagar tail pond project should be taken up as a national project so as to divert 165 tmcft water from Godavari to Krishna. They said water resources of Godavari and Krishna rivers should be reviewed and redistributed and apportion 300 tmcft for eradication of famine in Rayalaseema.

The draft bill was sent to the state assembly by the President. The President should not allow members of the assembly and parliament to visit him on the bill issue. Instead, he should appeal all the party heads to discuss the issue on the floors of the assembly and parliament. That is the parliamentary democracy.

from:
M Rajeshwar

Posted on: Dec 30, 2013 at 23:55 IST

Seema Andhra people got separate state of Andhra in the year 1953 ..and ...then got Hyderabad state to be merged in Andhra in the year 1956 to form Andhra Pradesh . Now it is only demerger of Telangana from Andhra Pradesh and formation of Separate Telangana state . Telangana people dream of separate state is coming true .

from:
kvenkataramam

Posted on: Dec 30, 2013 at 21:00 IST

Surprise to see these political parties and NGOs at this last stage making a bee line to meet apolitical and figurehead of the Country. All political parties must resolve against the division and ensure all to vote and stand united for the resolution against the Bill. No power can go against such united stand !!